Why the study?
Does monitoring both left and right atrial pressures improve post-operative management in patients undergoing open heart surgery for acquired valvular disease?
Population
100 patients undergoing open heart surgery for acquired valvular disease of the heart
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
post-operative period
Authors
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Right atrial pressure monitoring alone may be inadequate after valve surgery; leaves open whether dual monitoring improves outcomes in prospective trials.
Does monitoring both left and right atrial pressures improve post-operative management in patients undergoing open heart surgery for acquired valvular disease?
Measuring both right and left atrial pressures is necessary after cardiac valve surgery because right atrial pressure does not reliably predict left atrial pressure.
Sarin et al. (1970) studied this question.
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